Meghan calls top snapper for children’s photoshoot
THE Duke and Duchess of Sussex were so protective of their children’s privacy that they refused even to name the godparents of their son, Prince Archie.
So it’s fascinating to discover that Archie and his sister, Princess Lilibet, have been the subject of a very glamorous shoot by one of Meghan’s favourite photographers.
I hear that New Yorkbased Jake Rosenberg flew to California earlier this month where he took a series of pictures of Meghan on her own, cooking, and her with the children.
The photoshoot, at Prince Harry and Meghan’s Montecito mansion, coincided with the launch of Meghan’s lifestyle and cookery brand, American Riviera Orchard.
The venture was unveiled last week, in a glitzy Instagram video, in which Meghan could be seen busying herself in a rusticlooking kitchen. The video was posted a day after I contacted Meghan’s office for comment on her plans. American Riviera Orchard will focus on home, garden, food and lifestyle wares.
Rosenberg, originally from Toronto, Canada, where Meghan spent six years filming TV legal drama Suits, has photographed the Duchess many times. On his website, he says ‘his lens has captured the radiance of talent such as Meghan Markle, Oprah Winfrey, Priyanka Chopra, Cindy Crawford, David Beckham, and Michael B. Jordan, unveiling their authentic personas through his vibrant imagery’.
There have been very few photos of Archie, who turns five in May, and Lily, two, issued by their parents. They did, however, feature in Netflix’s documentary series about the couple.
A friend of Meghan confirms that the photoshoot took place but insists they were ‘portraits for the family’. The pal tells me: ‘I would not connect those to the business.’